FCC Praises Comcast for Internet Essentials Program

Low-cost broadband initiative rolls out in D.C.

(September 20, 2011) – Julius Genachowski, FCC chairman, Tuesday applauded Comcast for its Internet Essentials low-cost broadband initiative, while calling on the rest of the industry to do all it could to close the digital divide…

He also cited a Connected Nation study released Tuesday that showed that fewer than half (46%) of low-income homes with school age kids have broadband…